/// <summary>
/// Scans for plugins in a custom location
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dir">Directory to scan</param>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// Scanning looks for files with a <em>.dll</em> extension, loads them and then searches for types implementing the <see cref="IConnectionDefinition">IConnectionDefinition</see> interface
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
public static void ScanPlugins(String dir)
{
//Then find types in Plugin assemblies
if (Directory.Exists(dir))
{
foreach (String file in Directory.GetFiles(dir))
{
switch (Path.GetExtension(file))
{
case ".dll":
try
{
Assembly assm = Assembly.LoadFrom(file);
ConnectionDefinitionManager.DiscoverTypes(assm);
}
catch
{
//Ignore errors in loading assemblies
}
break;
default:
continue;
}
}
}
}
private static void Init()
{
if (!_init)
{
//First find all types in this assembly
Assembly assm = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
ConnectionDefinitionManager.DiscoverTypes(assm);
//Then scan for plugins
ScanPlugins();
_init = true;
}
}
private static void Init()
{
if (!_init)
{
//First find all types in this assembly
Assembly assm = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
ConnectionDefinitionManager.DiscoverTypes(assm);
//Then find types in Plugin assemblies
if (Directory.Exists("plugins"))
{
foreach (String file in Directory.GetFiles("plugins"))
{
switch (Path.GetExtension(file))
{
case ".dll":
try
{
assm = Assembly.LoadFrom(file);
ConnectionDefinitionManager.DiscoverTypes(assm);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//Ignore errors in loading assemblies
}
break;
default:
continue;
}
}
}
_init = true;
}
}